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The central bank introduced what it called longer-term refinancing operations, under which it offers financial institutions unlimited cash at the bank's overnight interest rate, currently 1 percent, in exchange for a wide variety of collateral.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID JOLLY 2012
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Indeed, Irish banks, like many other domestic banks in the euro zone, have bought their own sovereign debt to take advantage of the ECB's so-called longer-term refinancing operation, or LTRO.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JAMIE SMYTH AND DAVID OAKLEY 2012
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In general, self-ratings of “happiness” seem to reflect short-term, situational moods, whereas self-ratings of “life satisfaction” seem to measure longer-term, more stable evaluations, but both produce broadly consistent results.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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The longer-term impacts of the brain damage from repeated head trauma are just now being understood.
Tom Matlack: 10 Things We Should Be Talking About Instead of Celebrity Rehab Tom Matlack 2011
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Bonds that mature in five years or sooner, for example, don't suffer as much as longer-term issues when rates climb, since once they mature their proceeds can be reinvested at prevailing higher yields.
Stress-Test Your Portfolio Jonathan Burton 2011
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Has the longer-term picture for diamonds been any better than that of the last 30 years?
Diamonds Aren't an Investor's Best Friend Brett Arends 5000
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Women generally saw cohabitation as a transition to marriage, while men used terms such as “test drive” to determine whether there was potential for a longer-term relationship.
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In addition, you still have all the longer-term questions about the leadership and succession in Saudi Arabia.
Richard N. Haass: Weakened U.S. in Stormy Mideast Richard N. Haass 2011
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The longer-term impacts of the brain damage from repeated head trauma are just now being understood.
Tom Matlack: 10 Things We Should Be Talking About Instead of Celebrity Rehab Tom Matlack 2011
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The longer-term impacts of the brain damage from repeated head trauma are just now being understood.
Tom Matlack: 10 Things We Should Be Talking About Instead of Celebrity Rehab Tom Matlack 2011
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